Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent)
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91. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding his plans to merge elements of the National Museum, the National Library and the National Archives. [44252/13]

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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There is no proposed merger of elements of the National Museum, the National Library or the National Archives. All are to remain free-standing institutions, led by independent statutory Directors and operating with independent advisory councils.

Work is ongoing bilaterally with the Directors of the relevant institutions and regular meetings of my Department's Reform Committee have taken place to further the implementation of the Government's Reform Plan, especially in relation to shared support services. I intend to seek Government approval shortly for a draft Heads of Bill, which will enable the drafting of legislation to give effect, inter alia, to certain operational and governance reform measures in relation to these bodies.